Lorraine Marchakitus

Lorraine Ann Marchakitus, mother of two and grandmother of four, died suddenly on April 25, 2012 of a heart attack. She was 72.

Lorraine was born in Wilkes-Barre on March 27, 1940 to the late Albert W. and Leona Fisher Wampole, and was raised in Plymouth. She attended Plymouth High School (Class of 1958), where she met her future husband Ray Marchakitus. They married in 1962 and relocated to the Washington, DC metro area.

Lorraine held a variety of jobs before leaving the workforce to become a full-time mother in 1967. During the late 1970s, she joined US Leasing as an office manager for more than a decade before retiring in 1991 to recuperate following her successful recovery from a tough battle with cancer.

Since relocating back to Pennsylvania in 2006 she has enjoyed traveling with family, playing cards with her friends, attending weekly Mass, and volunteering at the local hospitals. She also spent any free time doting on her grandchildren, whom she loved with all of her heart.

Her husband, Ray, preceded her in death on January 15, 2012.

She will be greatly missed by her daughter, Michele Vichich of Maryland and son, Scott Marchakitus of New Jersey, as well as her four grandchildren, Ashley (23), Nicholas (8), Alexis (6) and Blake (4); and other family and friends.

Celebration of Lorraine’s Life will be held Wednesday, May 2nd at 6:30 PM at McLaughlin’s – The Family Funeral Service, 142 South Washington Street in Wilkes-Barre. Friends are welcome from 5 to 7 PM. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations are made to: http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/scottmarchakitus/sfh2012

Permanent messages and memories may be shared with Lorraine’s family at www.celebrateherlife.com